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Date: 13-Sep-2006
From: Paul Peranteau < paul at benjamins.com >
Subject: Explorations in the Sociology of Language and Religion: Omoniyi,
Fishman (Eds) 

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Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:34:57
From: Paul Peranteau < paul at benjamins.com >
Subject: Explorations in the Sociology of Language and Religion: Omoniyi, Fishman (Eds) 

Title: Explorations in the Sociology of Language and Religion 
Series Title: Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 20  

Publication Year: 2006 
Publisher: John Benjamins
	   http://www.benjamins.com/

Book URL: http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=DAPSAC%2020 

Editor: Joshua A. Fishman, New York University
Editor: Tope Omoniyi, Roehampton University

Hardback: ISBN: 9027227101 Pages: 347 Price: Europe EURO 120.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9027227101 Pages: 347 Price: U.S. $ 144.00

Abstract:

The studies and debates contained in this volume revisit those themes that
both of the contributory disciplines of Sociology of Language and Religion
have common interest in. The contributing authors explore new methodologies
and paradigms of analysis that they deem appropriate for this interesting
and complex interface in an attempt to demonstrate how the shared interests
of these disciplines impact social practices in various communities around
the world. 

The ultimate objective of the discussions is to fashion tools for creating
a body of new knowledge that supports the emergence of a better society.
Towards this end, the authors have harnessed resources from varied
geographical, cultural, linguistic and religious constituencies without
compromising analytical depth. In the process, they have opened up new
areas of sociolinguistic inquiry. The volume is thus presented as a highly
useful reference resource both for undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship. 

Table of contents

1. Introduction 
Tope Omoniyi, Joshua A. Fishman and Bernard Spolsky 1-9  
Part 1: Effects of religion on language   
2. A decalogue of basic theoretical perspectives for a sociology of
language and religion 
Joshua A. Fishman 13-25  
3. Language and world order in Bahá'í perspective: A new paradigm revealed 
Gregory Paul P. Meyjes 26-41  
4. Religion and traditional beliefs in West African English: A linguistic
analysis 
Hans-Georg Wolf 42-59  
5. Eastern-Christian tradition and the Georgian language 
Tinatin Bolkvadze 60-67  
6. Alcoholism and authority: The secularization of religious vernaculars 
Kevin McCarron 68-78  
7. The role of religion in the language choice and identity among
Lithuanian immigrants in Scotland 
Jurgita Dzialtuvaite 79-85  
8. Religion, social history, and language maintenance: African languages in
post-apartheid South Africa 
Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu 86-96  
9. Creating God in our own image: The attributes of God in the Yoruba
socio-cultural environment 
L. Oladipo Salami 97-118  
Part 2: The mutuality of language and religion   
10. Societal multilingualism and multifaithism: A sociology of language and
religion perspective 
Tope Omoniyi 121-140  
11. Ideology, authority, and language choice: Language of religion in South
Asia 
Rajeshwari V. Pandharipande 141-164  
12. The shifting role of languages in Lebanese Christian and Muslim identities 
John E. Joseph 165-179  
13. Language and religion in Bethlehem: A socio-historical linguistic
perspective 
Muhammad Hasan Amara 180-196  
14. The role of language in some ethnic churches in Melbourne 
Anya Woods 197-212  
15. Language use and religious practice: The case of Singapore 
Phyllis Ghim Lian Chew 213-234  
Part 3 : Effects of language on religion   
16. 'Etymythological othering' and the power of 'lexical engineering' in
Judaism, Islam and Christianity: A socio-philo(sopho)logical perspective 
Ghil'ad Zuckermann 237-258  
17. Language, culture, science and the sacred: Issues and concerns in
curriculum development for indigenous Americans 
Roberto Luis Carrasco and Florencia Riegelhaupt 259-277  
18. Prayers as an integrative factor in Jewish religious discourse communities 
Piotr P. Chruszczewski 278-290  
19. Maligned and misunderstood: Marginal movements and UK law 
Annabelle Mooney 291-305  
Part 4: Language and religion on literacy   
20. The role of liturgical literacy in UK Muslim communities 
Andrey Rosowsky 309-324  
21. The Shamanic book: Diversity, language and writing in an indigenous
community in Brazil 
Lynn Mario T. Menezes de Souza 325-337  
22. Epilogue 
Tope Omoniyi 338-341  
Index  343-347 

Linguistic Field(s): Language & Culture
                     Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)
                     Hebrew (heb)

Written In: English  (eng)

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